Quotes About Understanding

Truth is universal. Perception of truth is not.

Poetry is not only a set of words which are chosen to relate to each other it is something which goes much further than that to provide a glimpse of our vision of the world.

We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out calmly and forcefully. We shall only be able to enter the new world era if we agree to engage in dialogue with the other side.

All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.

In fact, knowing she'd been through hardship filled me with sweet tenderness.

Don't touch my plumtree! Said my friend and saying so... Broke the branch for me

Your world and the cat's world are not the same.

Ici et maintenant, les autres ne sont pas moi, je ne suis pas les autres. Si je ne pratique pas, je ne peux pas comprendre. Si quelqu'un d'autre fait, je ne peux pas être dans ce qu'il fait.

Quand notre activité se termine, quand notre vie est finie, alors, il faut mourir. Il faut comprendre la mort.

It is a mistake not to know any foreign language, and infinitely worse to have only a superficial knowledge of a foreign language.

Knowledge may hinder. Ignorance may liberate. Knowing when to know and when not to know, this is as important as a fluent blade. SUZUME–NO–KUMO (1434)

El conocimiento puede ser un freno. La ignorancia puede liberar. Saber cuándo saber y cuándo no saber es tan importante como un acero bien templado. Suzume-no-kumo, 1434

All true communication, even between two people speaking the same language, requires translation," Genji said. "In the end, our hearts must hear what cannot be spoken.

Love tends to simplify the most complex and difficult of situations.

Perhaps it wasn't so important to understand after all. Perhaps what was most important was to care.

Mingling with people, hurting them, getting hurt by them…that's how you learn about others…and about yourself. If you don't you'll never be able to care about anyone but yourself.

When you look at a tree, se it for its leafs, its branches, its trunk and the roots, then and only then will you see the tree

One may explain water, but the mouth will not become wet. One may expound fully on the nature of fire, but the mouth will not become hot.

Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction.

making peace with people is the only wat yo success

Judaism has always insisted on understanding God in a personal way. It does not mean that every time something bad happens, God is punishing someone. Rather

Should we not be trying to teach instead that no sentient being is alien to us? Further

Kabbalah thus enables us to see the depth dimension in all aspects of life, from family relations to politics and technology.

Only when we have a grasp on the meaning of Divinity and Divine purpose can we possibly understand what we are here for.